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LOFM Chapter 11
The Language of Medicine Ninth Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arter/o arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pericardi/o | pericardium (double-layered membrane surrounding the heart) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o ven/i | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |